This week's edition of Construction weekly highlights includes a case in which the court considered an application for a remediation order under section 123 of the Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA 2022) (Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities v Grey), an announcement regarding delays to the commencement of the procurement regime to be delivered under the Procurement Act 2023 (PA 2023), guidance from the British Standards Institution (BSI) on the selection of sustainable concrete alternatives, the launch of a consultation on a draft Competence Framework for sustainability in the built environment by the Construction Industry Council (CIC), and a consultation on proposals for a new Code of Conduct and Practice for Architects launched by the Architects Registration Board (ARB).

This week’s edition of Construction weekly highlights includes a case in which the Technology and Construction Court gave a detailed judgment on whether it was ‘just and equitable’ to make building liability orders under section 130 of the Building Safety Act 2022 (Crest Nicholson v Ardmore), responses from the British Property Federation (BPF) to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG)’s consultations on proportionality in building control and the proposed single construction regulator, a Building Safety Regulator (BSR) consultation on amendments to Approved Document B fire safety guidance, an MHCLG consultation on proportionality within the higher-risk building control regime, the launch of a new American Arbitration Association–International Centre for Dispute Resolution (AAA-ICDR) international arbitration hub in Ireland, new National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (NISTA) and HM Treasury (HMT) guidance on Strategy and Delivery Plans (SDP) for Mega Projects alongside additional Private Finance Initiative (PFI) contract management guidance and updated PFI and Private Finance 2 (PF2) data, HMRC updates to the Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) Reform Manual introducing new fraud measures, and the Construction Leadership Council’s biennial report on industry priorities.

This week’s edition of Construction weekly highlights includes publication of the Technology and Construction Court (TCC) Guide 2026, Civil Justice Council (CJC) proposals on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the preparation of court documents, updated Welsh Government guidance on fire safety remediation for residential buildings, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) clarification on residential air conditioning installations and building regulations, a TCC decision confirming the application of the Scheme for Construction Contracts where contractual payment provisions failed to provide a compliant final date for payment (Deerns UK v VDC), new Planning and Environment Decisions Wales (PEDW) guidance for Significant Infrastructure Projects (SIPs), MHCLG guidance on Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) exemptions for householders and self-builders, and updates on devolution, housing and infrastructure initiatives across England.

This week's edition of Construction weekly highlights includes the launch of the Five Client Carbon Commitments by the Construction Leadership Council (CLC), updated Planning Practice Guidance (PPG) published by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC), and a progress update on the build out measures contained in the Levelling-Up and Regeneration Act 2023 (LURA 2023).

This week's edition of Construction weekly highlights includes the appointment of an interim Chief Construction Adviser to provide advice on building safety and regulatory reform, a consultation by the Industry Competence Committee (ICC) on its competence management guidance in respect of the Building Regulations 2010, a High Court ruling confirming the principal contractor’s liability for a sub-contractor’s traffic management failure in a cyclist injury claim (Brown v Morgan Sindall Construction), a case in which the Technology and Construction Court (TCC) ruling on an adjudicator’s decision to take into account unsolicited surrejoinder submissions by the referring party (Construction Muzzy v Davis Construction) and the publication of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG)’s New Towns Taskforce report.

This week's edition of Construction weekly highlights includes analysis of a decision of the Technology and Construction Court (TCC) on a remediation agreement under the Building Safety Act 2022 (Durkan Estates v Wallace Estates), a TCC judgment on enforcement of an adjudication decision (Westgreen Construction v Kiryukhina), government guidance on gateway assurance reviews for infrastructure projects, and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyor (RICS)’s annual report on artificial intelligence (AI) in the construction and commercial property sector.

This week's edition of Construction weekly highlights includes a case in which the First-Tier Tribunal (FTT) provided guidance on the ‘just and equitable’ test in relation to remediation contribution orders made under section 124 of the Building Safety Act 2022 (Grey Gr v Edgewater), an announcement from the Joint Contracts Tribunal (JCT) that the 2024 editions of several of its standard form contracts and documents will be released on 5 March 2025, publication of a National Procurement Policy Statement and the reissue of several Procurement Policy Notes ahead of the Procurement Act 2023 go-live, a case in which the Court of Session considered whether a pursuer could recover transferred loss in respect of defective wind turbines (Simmers v Green Cat), a case in which the Court of Appeal analysed the effect of a clause that excluded liability for loss of ‘anticipated profits’ (EE v Virgin Mobile), and the launch of a global survey by the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) on improving the effectiveness of party-appointed expert witness evidence in alternative dispute resolution.

This week's edition of Construction weekly highlights includes a Court of Appeal decision in which the court considered the interpretation of a contractual notice provision (Drax v Scottish Power), a case in which the Technology and Construction Court (TCC) considered a project company’s entitlement to claim certain costs on a retrospective basis under a PFI agreement (Pevensey v Environment Agency), publication of the April 2024 construction update by the Construction Leadership Council (CLC), and comments from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) on the general election manifestos of various political parties.

This week's edition of Construction weekly highlights includes a case in which the Technology and Construction Court (TCC) ruled on the interpretation of complex amendments to a Joint Contracts Tribunal (JCT) Design and Build Contract 2016 (Sisk v Capital & Centric), publication by the Construction Leadership Council (CLC) of an advisory note on BS 9991:2024, a case in which the Irish High Court dismissed an application to enforce an adjudicator’s award because the notice of intention was incorrectly delivered (Tenderbids v Electrical Waste Management), and publication of Deputy Prime Minister, Angela Rayner’s letter to local authorities in England on the Planning and Infrastructure Bill.

This week's edition of Construction weekly highlights includes draft regulations to establish the Building Safety Regulator, amendments to the Construction Product Regulations 2013, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG)’s consultation on reforming local authority building control charges, harmonised carbon assessment standards from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), a Technology and Construction Court (TCC) decision on procurement suspension costs (International SOS Assistance v Secretary of State for Defence), a Court of Appeal decision considering the knowledge element of waiver by election in commercial contracts (URE Energy Ltd v Notting Hill Genesis), the Welsh Government’s guidance on the fees for submitting Significant Infrastructure Project (SIP) applications, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ)’s revised National Policy Statements for energy infrastructure, the Joint Contracts Tribunal (JCT’s) Povey Lecture on human-centred AI and co-design in building design, the Office for National Statistics (ONS)’s construction output for Q3 2025, and a TCC decision on arbitration time limits (Northfield Property v Dykes).

This week's edition of Construction weekly highlights includes analysis of a case in which the Technology and Construction Court (TCC) considered the 'residential occupier’ exclusion set out in the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 in the context of adjudication enforcement (RHB v James), further commentary on the TCC’s decision in Jaevee Homes Ltd v Fincham, in which the judge found that parties had concluded a construction contract through the exchange of WhatsApp messages, as well as the publication of data on construction output for Q2 2025 by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

This week's edition of Construction weekly highlights includes a letter published by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) outlining the transitional arrangements for the registration of building control inspectors in England, including an extension from 6 April to 6 July 2024, a release date for the 2024 version of the Design and Build Contract announced by the Joint Contracts Tribunal (JCT), a case in which the Commercial Court considered an arbitrator’s challenge on the ground of apparent bias (H1 and H2 v W, D and F) and a statement by the Construction Leadership Council (CLC)’s Material Supply Chain Group (formerly the Product Availability Group).